{"product_id":"pre-order-riley-downing-landfill-poetry-lp","title":"(Pre-Order) Riley Downing - Landfill Poetry - LP","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWe're so excited to announce our newest Oh Boy Records artist, Riley Downing, with his new album, \u003cem\u003eLandfill Poetry. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003ePre-Order the record now - Landfill Poetry is out Aug 28th, 2026 \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFor years, singer-songwriter Riley Downing has collected stories about life’s overlooked moments and underappreciated people. He’s unearthed these tales of castaway truths and once-faded recollections for \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLandfill Poetry, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ea sophomore solo album and Oh Boy Records debut. A native of small-town Missouri who once worked as a backroad trashman before becoming one of music’s weathered journeymen, the husky-voiced Downing may be best known as a member of noisemaking Americana outfit The Deslondes, a New Orleans-born band that he co-founded after a clandestine meeting with likeminded musicians at a folk festival in Oklahoma. On \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLandfill Poetry\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, his six-string worldbuilding takes listeners to the back of the trash truck (“Landfill Poetry”), inside the lonely hours of the graveyard paycheck (“Night Shift”) and to the quiet moments after a hard day of work (“Porch Song”). He sings for the restless ones who stay up way too late (“Hay Hay Hay”) and the grandchildren who admire a hard-working compassion once shared between late loved ones (“Helen \u0026amp; Gene”). With each song, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDowning uncovers sketches of life that once might’ve been lost to the landfill but instead are shared anew.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTracklisting:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLandfill Poetry \u003cbr\u003e2. Chance \u003cbr\u003e3. Country Fool \u003cbr\u003e4. Hurt to Fall \u003cbr\u003e5. The Key \u003cbr\u003e6. Helen \u0026amp; Gene \u003cbr\u003e7. Nightshift \u003cbr\u003e8. Hay Hay Hay\u003cbr\u003e9. Like I Always Was \u003cbr\u003e10. Polecat Holler\u003cbr\u003e11. Porch Song\u003cbr\u003e12. Last Day of Mardi Gras \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e","brand":"Oh Boy Records Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48729477480703,"sku":"OBR-095-LP","price":21.51,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0450\/1730\/1152\/files\/RD_LandfillPoetry_Cover_3000px.jpg?v=1782146050","url":"https:\/\/ohboy.com\/en-gb\/products\/pre-order-riley-downing-landfill-poetry-lp","provider":"Oh Boy Records Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}